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Cheap vs expensive SCSI cable

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NeoPTLD

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I need to get a 3 or 4' Fast SCSI cable with HD50 on each end. I've seen them go as little as $10 shipped on eBay for a generic and as much as $70 for a 4' on Belkin.com (which uses a cable w/ 50 conductors instead of lesser conductor cable w/ shared ground)

In reality, is there a difference between a cheap and expensive SCSI cable?
 
i would say yes. SCSI cables transfer data much faster compared to regular IDE and is more prone to interference since it goes through your HD to ur SCSI card.

 
Actually, if you are using a 50-pin cable, the data transfer rate isn't going to be over 20MB/sec. Any good sheilded cable should be up to that. And Belkin exists only to help the big box stores make a profit - their cables aren't generally any better than generics at outrageous markups. I buy SCSI cables and adapters on eBay from sellers that have been around a while and have not had any problems.
. Here are some other vendors where SCSI stuff can be gotten at decent prices:
hypermicro.com (may offer free ground shipping if you mention www.storagereview.com - check the SR site for the latest offer)
centrix-intl.com
pc-pitstop.com (offers PayPal as a payment option)
scsi4me.com (ditto)
and I can usually find stuff for low bucks on eBay.

.bh.

:moon:
 
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